Dead & Breakfast
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Dead & Breakfast is a 2004 horror
/comedy
film directed by Matthew Leutwyler
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owned by the creepy Mr. Robert Wise (David Carradine).
David has an argument with the chef of the inn, Henri (Diedrich Bader), and when the chef is found dead and Mr. Wise has a heart attack in the middle of the night, the local Sheriff (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) suspects the group of travellers. He instructs his Deputy, Enos (Mark Kelly), to seize the keys to their RV and tells the travellers that they must stay in Lovelock for the duration of the investigation. Then the Sheriff arrests a mysterious drifter (Brent David Fraser) who soon becomes his prime suspect. When the clumsy Johnny accidentally breaks an ancient exotic wooden box belonging to Mr. Wise, he releases the terrible, monstrous "Kuman Thong" which possesses all the local town folk, transforming them into zombies.
Ultimately, the mysterious drifter becomes the hero. He is a long time student of powers from "the other side", and is the only one who knows how to fight and kill the evil spirit. He sets about doing this with the help of Sara and Melody. Only they survive, leaving the destroyed bed and breakfast and the ruined Lovelock behind.
and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
/comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
film directed by Matthew Leutwyler
Matthew Leutwyler
Matthew Steven Leutwyler is an American writer, director, producer.-Life and career:Leutwyler studied film at The San Francisco Art Institute. His first feature film was the dark comedy/road picture Road Kill starring Jennifer Rubin, Erik Palladino, Brian Vander Ark, Anthony Denison, Jeffrey Dean...
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Plot
Six friends take a road trip to Galveston, Texas in an RV for the wedding of their friend, Kelly (Portia de Rossi). The driver, Johnny (Oz Perkins), gets lost and they arrive in the small town of Lovelock and his friends Sara (Ever Carradine), Kate (Bianca Lawson), Melody (Gina Philips), Christian (Jeremy Sisto), and David (Erik Palladino), decide to spend the night in the bed and breakfastBed and breakfast
A bed and breakfast is a small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and breakfast, but usually does not offer other meals. Since the 1980s, the meaning of the term has also extended to include accommodations that are also known as "self-catering" establishments...
owned by the creepy Mr. Robert Wise (David Carradine).
David has an argument with the chef of the inn, Henri (Diedrich Bader), and when the chef is found dead and Mr. Wise has a heart attack in the middle of the night, the local Sheriff (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) suspects the group of travellers. He instructs his Deputy, Enos (Mark Kelly), to seize the keys to their RV and tells the travellers that they must stay in Lovelock for the duration of the investigation. Then the Sheriff arrests a mysterious drifter (Brent David Fraser) who soon becomes his prime suspect. When the clumsy Johnny accidentally breaks an ancient exotic wooden box belonging to Mr. Wise, he releases the terrible, monstrous "Kuman Thong" which possesses all the local town folk, transforming them into zombies.
Ultimately, the mysterious drifter becomes the hero. He is a long time student of powers from "the other side", and is the only one who knows how to fight and kill the evil spirit. He sets about doing this with the help of Sara and Melody. Only they survive, leaving the destroyed bed and breakfast and the ruined Lovelock behind.
Cast
- Brooke Allison as Miss Kimble
- Padraic Aubrey as The Mullet Man
- Diedrich BaderDiedrich BaderKarl Diedrich Bader , better known as Diedrich Bader, is an American actor, voice artist and comedian. Many know him for his roles as Oswald Lee Harvey on The Drew Carey Show, Lawrence from the film Office Space, the Tae Kwon Do instructor Rex from Napoleon Dynamite, Tank "Shredder" Evans in Surf's...
as Chef Henri - Miranda Bailey as Lisa Belmont
- Ric Barbera as The Preacher
- Theresa Burkhart as The Skanky Chick
- David CarradineDavid CarradineDavid Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
as Mr. Wise - Ever CarradineEver CarradineEver Dawn Carradine is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Tiffany Porter on Once and Again and as Kelly Ludlow on Commander in Chief.-Early life:...
as Sara - Brent David FraserBrent David FraserBrent David Fraser is an American actor and musician. He was born in Bremerton, Washington.-Film:*The Chocolate War .... Emile Janza*Book of Love .... Meatball...
as The Drifter - Portia de RossiPortia de RossiPortia Lee James DeGeneres , known professionally as Portia de Rossi , is an Australian-American actress, best known for her roles as lawyer Nelle Porter on the television series Ally McBeal and Lindsay Bluth Fünke on the sitcom Arrested Development...
as Kelly (The Bride) - Luiggi Debiasse as The Gardener
- Jeff Enden as Cletus (The Poster Guy)
- Brian Gattas as The Farmer
- Devon GummersallDevon GummersallDevon Ryan Gummersall is an American actor, writer, and television and film director, perhaps best known for acting on the cult classic television show My So-Called Life.-Life and career:...
as Orange Cap - Evan Helmuth as The Bass Player
- Mark Kelly as Enus
- Bianca LawsonBianca LawsonBianca Jasmine Lawson is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Lawson was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Denise and actor Richard Lawson. Bianca is also the great niece of Motown founder Berry Gordy...
as Kate - Matthew LeutwylerMatthew LeutwylerMatthew Steven Leutwyler is an American writer, director, producer.-Life and career:Leutwyler studied film at The San Francisco Art Institute. His first feature film was the dark comedy/road picture Road Kill starring Jennifer Rubin, Erik Palladino, Brian Vander Ark, Anthony Denison, Jeffrey Dean...
as The Leg Wrestler (Loser) - Amy Claire Lloyd as The Waitress
- Johnny Martin as The Bar Back
- Jeffrey Dean MorganJeffrey Dean MorganJeffrey Dean Morgan is an American actor, best known to television and movie audiences as Denny Duquette on Grey's Anatomy, patriarch John Winchester on Supernatural, and as The Comedian in the 2009 superhero film Watchmen....
as The Sheriff - John OszajcaJohn OszajcaJohn Oszajca is an America singer-songwriter who was born and raised in Waimanalo, Hawaii. After relocating to Los Angeles, Oszajca became a part of the Los Angeles music scene and he was signed to Interscope Records for whom he released his debut album, From There to Here, and later to Warner...
as The Drummer - Erik PalladinoErik PalladinoErik Palladino is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Dave Malucci in the NBC drama series ER. He was also a series regular on the critically praised FX Television series Over There.-Early life:...
as David - Gina PhilipsGina PhilipsGina Philips is an American actress.Philips was born Gina Consolo in Miami Beach, Florida. She is known for her recurring roles on David E. Kelley's Ally McBeal as Sandy Hingle and Boston Public as Jenna Miller...
as Melody - Oz PerkinsOz PerkinsOsgood Robert "Oz" Perkins II is an American actor.He was born in New York City, New York, the elder son of the actor Anthony Perkins and the photographer and actress Berry Berenson, who was killed in the 9-11 attacks...
as Johnny - Barry RatcliffeBarry RatcliffeBarry Ratcliffe is an actor, comedian, and television and film producer in reality, and commercials....
as The Ear Guy - John Robb as The Bartender
- Zachariah SelwynZachariah SelwynZachariah "Zach" Selwyn , also known as simply Zachariah, is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and writer best known for his appearances on the series Dream Job, Attack of the Show! and Catch It Keep It....
as Randall Keith Randall - Jeremy SistoJeremy SistoJeremy Merton Sisto is an American actor. Sisto has had recurring roles as Billy Chenowith on the HBO series Six Feet Under and Detective Cyrus Lupo on Law & Order on television and also starred in the films Jesus, Clueless and Thirteen.-Early life:Sisto was born in Grass Valley, California, the...
as Christian - Zed Starkovich as Harmonica Bob
- David W. Strong as The Leg Wrestler (Winner)
- Brian Vander ArkBrian Vander ArkBrian Vander Ark is an American Singer-songwriter best known as lead singer for the band The Verve Pipe. Born in Holland, Michigan, Vander Ark began playing guitar at age 8. At age 18, he was married to then girlfriend Michelle Marthens and had a son named Joshua Vander Ark. Soon after he joined...
as The Tall Hick - Vincent VentrescaVincent VentrescaVincent Paul Gerard Ventresca is an American actor, best known for playing Darien Fawkes on SCI FI's The Invisible Man .-Early years:...
as The Doc
Release
Dead & Breakfast debuted on March 2004 at the SXSW Film FestivalSouth by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
and opened in other film festivals on the dates given below.
| Region | Release date | Festival |
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| United States | March 2004 | SXSW Film Festival South by Southwest South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States... |
| United Kingdom | Dead by Dawn Edinburgh Horror Film Festival Dead by Dawn Dead by Dawn is a film festival in Edinburgh, Scotland specifically devoted to horror films. Established in 1993 by Adele Hartley, this is a discovery festival showcasing mostly independent films, both short films and feature length films... |
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| United States | Maine International Film Festival Maine International Film Festival The Maine International Film Festival, or MIFF, is a 10 day film festival held annually in Waterville, Maine. The festival usually runs in the third week of July at and , with occasional satellite venues in Bangor, Maine. Founded in 1998, the festival showcases independent and international films,... |
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| Canada | Fantasia Festival Fantasia Festival Fantasia International Film Festival is a genre film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996... |
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| Germany | Hamburg Fantasy Filmfest | |
| Germany | Filmfest Oldenburg Filmfest Oldenburg Situated in Northwest Germany the Oldenburg International Film Festival covers since 1994 the international movie scene in all of its aspects. This open minded approach leads to an inspiring mix of great premieres, surprising discoveries and original independent productions... |
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| United States | Boston Film Festival Boston Film Festival Boston Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Boston in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It has been held annually since 1984, usually in early September.... |
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| United States | Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival The Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival is an annual film festival scheduled over one weekend in late September in Birmingham, Alabama, since 1999... |
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| Canada | Calgary Film Festival | |
| Belgium | Flanders International Film Festival | |
| United States | Hollywood Film Festival Hollywood Film Festival The Hollywood Film Festival is an annual Film festival which is located in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Festival was established in 1997 by Carlos de Abreu and his wife, model Janice Pennington.... |
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| Belgium | Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films | |
| France | Gerardmer Film Festival |
Awards
| Ceremony | Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
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| Shriekfest Shriekfest Shriekfest Horror Film Festival is a film festival specializing in the horror genre. It is the longest running horror festival in Los Angeles.-History:... |
2004 | Won | Best Film | Horror Feature Matthew Leutwyler Matthew Leutwyler Matthew Steven Leutwyler is an American writer, director, producer.-Life and career:Leutwyler studied film at The San Francisco Art Institute. His first feature film was the dark comedy/road picture Road Kill starring Jennifer Rubin, Erik Palladino, Brian Vander Ark, Anthony Denison, Jeffrey Dean... |
| Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival | 2004 | Won | Best Feature | Matthew Leutwyler |
| San Francisco Horrorfest | 2004 | Won | Audience Award | Best Feature Film Matthew Leutwyler |
| Weekend of Fear, Nuremberg, Germany | 2004 | Won | Audience Award | Matthew Leutwyler Tied with Una de zombis Una de zombis - Cast :*Miguel Ángel Aijón - Aijón*Miguel Ángel Aparicio - Caspas*Mayte Navales - Carla*Nacho Rubio - El Duende*Salomé Jiménez - La Puños*Santiago Segura - Padre Pelayo/Entrecot/Himself*Raúl Sanz - Johhny Maldad*Natalia Moreno - Luchi... |
| Golden Glibb | Matthew Leutwyler |
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| Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | 2006 | Nominated | Saturn Award | Best DVD Release |